Dawn - Prologue & Chapter 1 - Friends In Need

EPISODE SUMMARY

********************

CONTAINS SPOILERS

*******************

The inhabitants of the quiet town of Wildspring were in mourning. The local priest of Hixnos, murdered. Their holy relic, an amulet, stolen. The bandits responsible retreated to the depths of the Singing Wood, a dense forest alive with the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects.

Maze, passing through on his way southeast, heard the plight of the townsfolk. He resolved to bring justice upon the bandits and retrieve the amulet for them. He believed it was his solemn duty as a follower of Hixnos, the Goddess of Light and Justice.

Jacob Elias and Gavin Rettler, two wayward traveling performers, sought to keep their identities hidden as they fled the region. They seemed to have crossed an organization called the Gray Dawn and tried to keep a low profile by disguising themselves as they traveled from tavern to tavern. Despite the threat of bandits on the southbound road through the Singing Wood, they made their way along the Beacon’s Highway.

Along that road, Jacob and Gavin stumbled upon a grisly scene. An embattled Maze fell at the feet of three bandits he had been locked in combat with. The two traveling performers seized an opportunity to strike at the bandits. The pair dispatched the remaining bandits and Jacob saved Maze’s life with healing magic. They carried Maze away and found shelter in a clearing not far from road.

As the two Moons rose in the sky, they heard the bone-chilling roar of a creature unknown to them and not long after, a nightmarish beast emerged from the treeline. As the fight ensued against the nightmare, a shout from the darkness rang out...